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Former team GB Boxer dies at the age of 25 with cancer just two weeks after marriage
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Georgia O’Connor, a talented youthful boxer who previously represented Team GB, died after a bold fight with cancer.
The former GB Boxer team enjoyed a promising boxing career, winning the gold of Commonwealth youth in 2017. However, her life brought destructive turnover when in January she revealed that she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC), chronic inflammatory intestinal disease.
The boxing community aroused around it, but unfortunately she lost the fight at a youthful age of 25 – just two weeks after the wedding.
Hołdy belonged to a brave warrior, including from the super-medium weight Joe Laws, who published a earnest message next to the photo of two: “Fighter until the end of rest an uncomplicated brother”.
O’Connor changed the professional in 2021 and had an impressive 3-0 record.
In the poignant post on Instagram, just two weeks ago, O’Connor revealed that she married her partner Adriano, sharing the photo of her ring and the signature: “The day when I married the love of my life.”
Love and giving the couple were noticeable in the emotional tribute of O’Connor for Adriano in February.
She wrote: “If you have a man who loves you more than anything who burned the whole world before he allows him to take you, keeps him because this kind of love is occasional.
“From the moment I was diagnosed with cancer, Adriano did not hesitate. He abandoned his work without thinking and made his mission to fight this battle next to me. Not only at my side, but to lead the charge, doing everything in his power to save me.
“While the doctors who neglected me got stuck in their path, he goes there around Europe, finding treatments they don’t even know about.
“Studying day and night, racing every option, making sure I have every chance to do so. I never knew such love. Love that does not flinch, does not break, does not even hesitate.
“Love that says:” We do it together, no matter what. ” No matter how murky nights are, no matter how weighty it is and he has me.
“I don’t have words powerful enough to explain what I mean to me; how much I love you, how much thank you, how much I need you. You are my secure place. My home. I can search the world a thousand times and never find a man like you.
“Everything we went through, we go together. Every fight, every battle, every victory. We take it all, in hand. And we will win. My real prince. My reason. My forever.”
O’Connor not only talented on a boxing ring that had a hat-trick from national taekwondo titles and an unlimited record in kickboxing. A passion for guitar and liked to sing, often sharing this side in social media.
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Terri Harper vs Natalie Zimmermann – Huge Fight Preview and forecasts
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May 22, 2025

For the first time, Terri Harper defends his delicate WBO title against Natalie Zimmermann at the Eco-Power stadium in Doncaster on Friday evening.
Sport GBM SPORTS IZZY ASIF Promote Harper vs Zimmermann, while Dazn Live TV TV around the world.
Since the loss of WBC crowns and IBO Super Feather, weighing through stopping to Alycia Baumgardner in 2021, Harper (15-2-2, 6 KO) was in an uneven form.
The 28-year-old moved to a great welterweight to take WBA and IBO belts from Hannah Rankin at points in 2022, but then he was attracted by Cecilia Braekhus in October 2023, after which he lost another attempt of the WBO Crown, withdrawing four against Sandy Ryan in March.
“Belter” returned to form six months later, scoring points with Rhiannon Dixon in Sheffield to capture the title he defends this weekend.

Doncaster’s favorite now stands in front of German Zimmermann (13-0, 3 KO), which is undefeated, but massively unverified.
The 42-year-old fought twice in 2024, both in Spain, the last victory in ten rounds with Katerina Dvorakova.
Hughes are trying with the keen
In the direction of Undercard is a delicate weight that looks like a clash, and Maxi Hughes and Archie Edged question the silver WBC title.
Hughes (28-7-2, 6 KO) had a real renaissance in the last few years and dominated in his last trip, winning all ten rounds against Gary Cully in Monaco.
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Edged (25-1, 9 KO) is gaining a clear loss with Ryan Garner in July last year, which caused an raise in weight.
Gallagher meets Jones
The stake is the British titles and the community of the community of nations in Super Bantamweight, and thousands of Gallagher (9-2) should keep their lanes, winning points on Ebon Jones (6-0-1).

Other card
In the remaining ten circles, the former British featherweight champion, Reece Mold (20-3, 6 KO), can have too much experience for Lewis Sylvester (15-1, 4 KO) and can go to points to take the free title Lightweight Ibo, while James Flint (15-2, 3 KO) may say that the same narrow strap in Super Lightweight in Super Super Lightweight may be the same by Haithem (20 Kos) from Malta).
Ellie Hellewell (6-0, 1 KO) can go ten distance for the first time, winning cards against Stevi Levy (13-3, 1 KO).
The only eight round is in a great welterweight, where Joe Hayden (17-0, 1 KO) can register the victory of points over Lewis Booth (16-1).
In six professional rounds, TAZ NADEEM (5-0, 3 KO) should win with a distance against Bahadur punishments (4-29-4, 1 KO) in Super Middle Libra, and FEATHER in weight Edward Hardy (3-0, 2 KO) can do the same against Darwing Martinez (8-31-2, 6 KOS).
The Super Welter perspective in weight, Amaar Akbar (8-0, 1 KO) should win points against Jake Smith (1-30-2), and Ted Jackson (3-0, 1 KO) can also win points against Kristaps Zulgis (8-57-3, 4 KO) in the middle weight.
In Super Welter, Jamie Mellers (7-1) should be another winner on cards against Cameron Kaihau (9-1).
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Lennox Lewis forecasts Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2
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May 20, 2025

Lennox Lewis supported Daniel Dubois to take revenge on Oleksandr Usyk and become the undisputed heavyweight champion.
Lewis will be an avid observer when Usyk and Dubois are trying for the second time July 19 at the Wembley stadium.
The 59-year-old had his status of the last undisputed heavyweight heavyweight when Usyk reached the feat in May in May, defeating Tyson Fury.
The Ukrainian renounced the IBF belt to secure the rematch from the Fury, and Dubois was raised from the momentary holder to the full IBF master.
Dubois, who was detained by Uyka in nine rounds in August 2023, was determined in his beliefs that he should be rewarded with the victory on the floor of his rival, only to make the judge to call a low blow.
Lewis supported his countryman to avenge his failure.

“I think it’s ready,” said the 59-year-old Queensberry promotions.
“He went through processes and anguish.
“He is King Slayer. He has power. He was there before.
“He was there, he knocked [Usyk] Down, so he knows what he has to do.
“It would be great for him, another man for Great Britain.
“This is not an uncomplicated task, but he is definitely a man who can pass him.
“He did the work. He went through the pedigree.
“He is a certified champion and I think he has great hopes for it.
“He will do it.”

Dubois kept his IBF crown with the thunderous fifth round of Anthony Joshua in September.
Usyk kept the titles of WBA, WBO and WBC with the second victory in a row over the Fury in December and confirmed that he had two fights in his lifetime career.
“I think two years and a half [left in boxing]-said the 38-year-old Sky Sports.

“I feel great myself.
“I feel that I have two fights to prepare [for]no more. Only two. “
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“I have it wrong” – Johnny Fisher reveals a key error in Dave Allen’s losses
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May 20, 2025

Johnny Fisher believes that on Saturday he made a mistake in his game plan against Dave Allen.
Fisher suffered the first defeat of his professional career, blown off by Allen in the fifth round of the rematch at the Copper Box.
“The Romford Bull” won his first fight divided decision In Riyadh in December and admits his decision to change his approach in the rematch, she turned out to be steep.
“I thought I was boxing to the game plan that we set up and goes well,” said the 26-year-old Ifltv.
“But it’s not naturally who I am.

“I am not a boxer at the back and after the first fight she made sense to think that we do not have to get involved so much and Box Dave on the back foot.
“But what I learned there quite quickly, sometimes it is more tax than being who I am naturally [come] Forther Fighter.
“No matter what you say about the first fight, Dave was also worried there.
“It would probably be better to just go out and do exactly what I did.
“The plan was to sign up on the back foot, but I’m not a boxer at the back, I will never.
“I am an stimulating warrior and I probably got it wrong.”
Fisher was heavily dropped in the fifth round and despite the defeat of the judge, the brutal observation assault of Allen had the face of MAN ESSEX on canvas, and the fight waved, just as the towel appeared from his corner.
There is an option for the third showdown, but Eddie Hearnwho promotes both, later said the media, including Boxing fans That it would not have the next place.
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“One day I see the trilogy,” said Hearn.
“But in my opinion not the next one.
“When you have a chance to escape like tonight, like:” Should we take a rematch tonight? “
“I still think that the answer is” yes “because we won the first fight, it was very close.
“But if you go to the levels that we hope, you learn, learn from the first fight and beat Dave Allen in a rematch.
“He wasn’t good enough in this fight.
“That’s why you don’t want to, because he would be so knocked out, with a lack of experience of Johnny Fisher, just automatically return to the third number.”

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